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Switzerland 3 gunned down in village streets A shooting in southern Switzerland has left three women dead, two men wounded and highlighted the ease of access to firearms in the gun-loving nation. The suspect, a 33-yearold unemployed man living on disability, opened fire from his apartment and pursued people in the street Wednesday night in the village of Daillon, authorities in the Swiss canton (state) of Valais said Thursday. The AssociATed Press Utah elvis Presley too hot for 2013 A parent upset about Elvis Presley songs in a highschool drama prompted educators to cancel the musical, deeming it too sexual. But the decision was reversed Thursday. Herriman High School received permission from the copyright owners of All Shook Up to edit the songs and make scene changes. The AssociATed Press 08 New York news Paper needs guns after outing users A New York state newspaper that created a public outcry when it published the names and addresses of residents with handgun permits is being protected by armed guards. Journal News last month published online maps with the names and addresses of pistol permit holders in two counties it covers. It sought the public records after the school shooting in nearby Newtown, Conn. The AssociATed Press California Teens cuffed for drugging parents Two California teenagers were arrested after they gave one of the girl’s parents milkshakes spiked with prescription sleeping pills so she could use the Internet past her curfew, police said. The 15-year-old daughter and a 16-yearold friend were taken to Juvenile Hall. The AssociATed Press Classes resumed Thursday for the students of the Newtown, Conn., school where a gunman last month killed 20 children and six adults in the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history. With their school still being treated as a crime scene, the more than 400 students of Sandy Hook Elementary School attended classes in neighbouring Monroe. Returning students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school, an overhauled middle school that had been shuttered for nearly two years. Several officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children. Law-enforcement officers guarding the new school called it “the safest school in America.” Students found the same chairs and desks, when possible. Their classroom walls were painted the same colours and hung with the same pictures. Other details, such as the location of bookshelves and cubby holes, were replicated as much as possible. The school district said parents who wanted to be close to their children were welcome to visit and stay in classrooms or an auditorium. Newtown superintendent Janet Robinson said officials would do their best to make the students feel at ease. “We will be doing a normal day,” she said. The AssociATed Press metronews.ca WEEKEND, January 4-6, 2013 students attend their first day at sandy hook clone Newtown shooting. School in neighbouring town made to look as close as possible to old school — plus security Signs welcome more than 400 students to the former Chalk School in Monroe, Conn. Jessica Hill/THe associaTed Press Niggling doubt “It’s very hard to turn off the little ‘what if?’.... Dec. 14 started out as a normal day, too.” sarah Caron, 32, parent of two kids scarred by the shooting, upon seeing them go back to school
metronews.ca WEEKEND, January 4-6, 2013 Iceland sued by a girl with no name Personal Names Register. List has 1,853 female names that fit Icelandic rules; Blaer is not one of them A 15-year-old girl is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. The problem? Blaer, which means “light breeze” in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the government. Like a handful of other countries, including Germany and Denmark, Iceland has official rules about what a baby can be named. Parents can take from the list or apply to a special committee that has the power to say yea or nay. In Blaer’s case, her mother said she learned the name wasn’t on the register only after the priest who baptized the child later informed her Bottle thrower on trial Ashley Gill-webb, 34, leaves stratford Magistrates Court in London Thursday. He is on trial for allegedly hurling abuse at Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and throwing a plastic beer bottle at the starting line at the London Olympics five months ago. Prosecutors say Gill-webb got into an exclusive trackside area for the men’s 100-metre final without an eligible ticket. Bolt went on to win the gold medal in 9.63 seconds. AlAstAir GrAnt/tHE AssOCiAtED PrEss One way to beat tax man. Putin grants citizenship to French actor Depardieu The Kremlin has cast French actor Gerard Depardieu in one of the most surprising roles of his life — as a new Russian citizen. The announcement Thursday that President Vladimir Putin has approved Depardieu’s application for citizenship is almost a real-life analogue to the French actor’s 1990 comedy Green Card, in which his character enters into a sham marriage in order to work in the United States. But in this version taxes appear to be at the heart of the matter. Depardieu has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country. French President Francois Hollande plans to raise the tax on earned income above €1 million ($1.3 million) to 75 per cent from the current 41 per cent, while Russia has a Gerard Depardieu THe AssOCIATed Press flat 13 per cent tax rate. A repre- sentative for the former Oscar nominee declined to say whether he had accepted the Russian offer. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS What’s in a name? “Blaer is a perfectly Icelandic name.… And my daughter loves her name.” Bjork eidsdottir, mother. She says she knew a Blaer whose name was accepted in 1973. he had mistakenly allowed it. The panel turned down the name on the grounds that the word Blaer takes a masculine Kellogg’s Cereal Assorted Varieties 565 g - 1.35 kg Favourites 498 each benylin Cough syrup Assorted Varieties 100 mL Get Well 498 each article, despite the fact that it was used for a female character in a novel by Iceland’s revered Nobel Prize-winning author Halldor Laxness. Blaer is identified as “Stulka” — or “girl” — on all her official documents, which has led to years of frustration as she has had to explain the whole story at the bank, renewing her passport and dealing with the country’s bureaucracy. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kleenex tissue Assorted Varieties 3-4 Pack Soft 598 each Carrots Product of USA 2 lb Bag Fresh 129 each Centsibles Wieners 1 kg Delicious 2 98 each Prices are dropping on your everyday essentials! receive fresh news direct to your inbox – <strong>calgary</strong>coop.com/signup tide laundry detergent Assorted Varieties 40-64 Loads Great Value 11 98 each fri 4 sat 5 mon 7 tue 8 Wed 9 thu 10 Pricing in effect Friday, January 4 to Thursday, January 10, 2013. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. We reserve the right to limit quantities. GST is extra where applicable. JAN news Blaer Bjarkardottir, 15, left, and her mother, Bjork Eidsdottir, pose outside a court building in Reykjavik. AnnA Andersen/THe AssOCIATed Press sun 6 09
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